31/10/22
Drenagh Estate: Deep Roots, a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund series, follows Conolly McCausland as he restores 70 acres of gardens and builds a visitors’ centre on his family’s Drenagh Estate, outside Limavady. Conolly […]
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31/10/22
Police drama Hope Street is back for a second series to reveal the fate of Inspector Finn O’Hare after the first series’ dramatic cliff-hanger. The 10-part series begins on Monday 7th November at […]
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28/10/22
The Liverpool Irish Festival 2022 has launched a new short animation film, REROOT written by local children’s TV writer, Claire Handley, and created, directed and produced by local filmmaker, Connor Richmond of Dogleap […]
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27/10/22
Two Northern Ireland Screen backed documentaries, Lyra and Young Plato have been shortlisted for Best Feature Documentary at this year’s IDA Documentary Awards. The International Documentary Association (IDA) supports the vital work of […]
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27/10/22
Cinema Eye Honors, the organization that recognises outstanding artistic achievement in nonfiction and documentary films & series, has announced this year’s Audience Choice Long List as well as the 2023 Unforgettables. Nothing Compares, from Belfast director […]
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26/10/22
The climate emergency affects us all without exception and requires urgent climate action. The third Global Pitch organised online by Sunny Side of the Doc from 7-8 February will be dedicated to climate change, […]
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25/10/22
Filmarket Hub is seeking applications for its Feature Film 2022 Screenwriting Contest. Filmarket Hub is looking for fresh, original voices and stand out feature film scripts. Its aim is to connect emerging screenwriters with the […]
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25/10/22
BAFTA today has announced the nominations for this year’s BAFTA Children & Young People Awards, which are returning for the first time in three years. Zodiak Kids’ Silverpoint, which filmed on location in […]
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25/10/22
Four writers have been selected to develop their short film projects through our New Shorts Focus short film scheme in 2022/23. The scheme is for fiction development projects specifically for under-represented new and emerging Northern […]
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25/10/22
An Eachtra is a new Irish Language Broadcast Fund radio drama about four friends celebrating their graduation. The four-part series produced by Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company will be available on BBC Sounds from […]
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24/10/22
The Final Word, a short film produced as a creative response to Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive, is being shown as part of the 141ST Royal Ulster Academy of Arts exhibition which […]
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24/10/22
Following the success of Factual Fast Track Scotland and Northern Ireland’s first edition, the programme supported by BBC, Channel 4, Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Scotland is returning to Scotland and Northern Ireland […]
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24/10/22
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the longlist for its New Talent categories. Northern Ireland talent has a strong presence with Stacey Gregg (Here Before), Kathryn Ferguson (Nothing Compares) and Paul […]
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21/10/22
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the longlist for Best Feature Documentary sponsored by Intermission Film. Two Northern Ireland Screen backed documentaries; NOTHING COMPARES and YOUNG PLATO are among the 15 films longlisted. NOTHING COMPARES is […]
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20/10/22
One of the highlights of the Northern Ireland creative industries calendar – The Belfast Media Festival (BMF) – will make a much-anticipated return to The MAC Belfast on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th […]
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20/10/22
A Production Manager (PM) can make or break a production and its budget. Yet despite the importance of the role, there has been little in the way of tailored, high-level training available to […]
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19/10/22
Northern Ireland Screen intends to run Bectu’s Creative Industries Safety Passport and British Red Cross Emergency First Aid at Work training. There will be a limited number of places available to existing local crew only […]
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19/10/22
The UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) has launched a TV Producers Package to support participation at Content London 2022, taking place from Wednesday 30th November to Thursday 1st December. The partnership allows UK TV producers to […]
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19/10/22
Cinemagic Film and Television Festival for Young People have launched a new education and careers programme for Key Stage 3 educators and pupils in Northern Ireland. With the support of the Department for […]
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18/10/22
The award-winning Irish documentary LYRA will open in Irish and UK cinemas on Friday 4th November. Directed by BAFTA-winning Alison Millar and executively produced by Hillary Rodham Clinton’s HiddenLight Productions, LYRA is a […]
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18/10/22
CINE is running a series of workshops, ME TO THE MAX, that are designed to unleash your potential and put forward your best self. Taking place in late October and November, the workshops will […]
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18/10/22
Outsider Games have announced that their supernatural, globe-trotting point-and-click adventure, Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries, is now available on Steam. The game was developed with funding from Northern Ireland Screen. After her father dies in […]
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13/10/22
An Focal Scoir, the Irish Language Broadcast Fund studio based discussion series, returns on Monday 17th October at 10pm on BBC Two Northern Ireland. The new four-part series is produced for BBC Gaeilge […]
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13/10/22
Turas Bóthair is back for its fifth series! The Irish Language Broadcast Fund series has lots of new faces this year as well as our good friends, Derry Girls, Alannah & Cara and […]
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11/10/22
Northern Ireland Screen has today launched its new strategy Stories, Skills and Sustainability detailing its ambitious plans for the next 4 years. Despite pandemic-related challenges the combined budgets for productions supported by Northern […]
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